Basketball Game Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 12:11am

Basketball Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

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Previous 6 Games

02/28/24 - Home66-30 W
01/23/24 - Away56-46 W
02/18/20 - Neutral55-51 W
01/21/17 - Away57-49 W
01/30/16 - Home82-61 W
02/10/15 - Home65-57 W

St. Vincent-St. Mary is a perfect 6-0 against Shaker Heights since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, St. Vincent-St. Mary ended up a good deal behind Louisville and lost 61-46. The matchup marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shaker Heights). They walked away with an 83-75 victory over Euclid on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Raiders.

St. Vincent-St. Mary better keep an eye on Mek Black. He was instrumental in Shaker Heights' win, putting up 14 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Quinn Coggins, who posted 12 points and six boards.

Shaker Heights' win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Everything came up roses for St. Vincent-St. Mary against Shaker Heights when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 66-30 victory. Will St. Vincent-St. Mary repeat their success, or does Shaker Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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